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ELAM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Elam mean?

• ELAM (noun)
The noun ELAM has 1 sense:

1. an ancient country in southwestern Asia east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people

Familiarity information: ELAM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ELAM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An ancient country in southwestern Asia east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Elam; Susiana

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

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